** After installing Lucid you might have a problem running X using the NVidia graphic card driver on some of the lab machine. The instructions for fixing this can be found [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1125400&page=32 here]. For convenience I'll summarize the instructions below:

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** After installing Lucid you might have a problem running X using the NVidia graphics card driver on some of the lab machines. The instructions for fixing this can be found [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1125400&page=32 here]. For convenience I'll summarize the instructions below:

*** edit /etc/default/grub

*** edit /etc/default/grub

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*** add vmalloc=192M to the end of "GRUB_CMD_LINE_LINUX_DEFAULT"

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*** add vmalloc=192M to the end of "GRUB_CMD_LINE_LINUX_DEFAULT" (e.g. GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vmalloc=192M")

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*** Save, quit, then run: sudo update-grub

* To check your Ubuntu version, type lsb_release -a in a terminal

* To check your Ubuntu version, type lsb_release -a in a terminal

Latest revision as of 15:53, 28 June 2010

Ubuntu Installation Instructions

We are currently using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx).

After installing Lucid you might have a problem running X using the NVidia graphics card driver on some of the lab machines. The instructions for fixing this can be found here. For convenience I'll summarize the instructions below:

edit /etc/default/grub

add vmalloc=192M to the end of "GRUB_CMD_LINE_LINUX_DEFAULT" (e.g. GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vmalloc=192M")

Save, quit, then run: sudo update-grub

To check your Ubuntu version, type lsb_release -a in a terminal

Mac Minis

We have been using Mac Minis as the computers on-board the robots.

To boot up using an Ubuntu Live CD on a Mac Mini, hold down the C (and B?) keys when the computer starts up.